Argonaut

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀργοναύτης (Argonaútēs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Argonaut

  1. (Greek mythology) One of the members of the Argo who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece.
  2. Any of several ships and submarines of the British and US navies.
  3. (Canadian football) A team member for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
  4. (obsolete) Synonym of Ulleungdo.
    • 2016, Choi Seo-myeon, “Dokdo as Illustrated on Maps”, in Historical, Geographical and Legal Analyses on Dokdo‎, Northeast Asian History Foundation, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 58:
      The Olivutsa’s surveys led to the conclusion that Argonaut Island must be Ulleungdo and that the incorrect position of Argonaut Island should be discarded, thereby putting an end to the confusion that had lasted for years.

Translations

Noun

Argonaut (plural Argonauts)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of argonaut

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